Match Report
17 points separated the sides: Laval 15th on 46, Niort 20th on 29. Recent form flatters Laval's table spot — 2nd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 15th. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Niort ran at 0.92 scored and 1.76 conceded, Laval at 1.16 and 1.47.
Niort had lost three in a row.
The match was played at Stade René Gaillard in Niort (capacity 10,406). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.